UID:
almafu_9959230905602883
Format:
1 online resource (514 p.)
Edition:
2nd ed.
ISBN:
1-283-65719-8
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1-4616-3960-3
Content:
This classic text retains the superb scholarship of the first edition in a thoroughly revised and accessibly written new edition. With both new and updated essays by distinguished American and Canadian authors, the book provides a comprehensive historical overview of the formation and growth of North American regions from European exploration and colonization to the second half of the twentieth century. Collectively the contributors explore the key themes of acquisition of geographical knowledge, cultural transfer and acculturation, frontier expansion, spatial organization of society, resource
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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pt. I. Introduction -- pt. II. Colonization: 1490s-1770s -- pt. III. Expansion: 1780s-1860s -- pt. IV. Consolidation: 1860s-1920s -- pt. V. Reorganization: 1930s and Onward -- pt. VI. Conclusion.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-7425-0018-7
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-7425-0019-5
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
